Hydrant



Allg. 28, 1 H. SCHMID ETAL 2,565,993

HYDRANT Filed-Sept. 25, ,11946 Md/@MM mfr Patented Aug. 28, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HYDRANT John H. Schmid, Erie,1 John P. Tansey, Clairton, and Frank J. Seigel,"-Pittsburgh, Pa., assignors `to J. A. Zurn Manufacturing Company, Erie, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania,

Application September 23, 1946, Serial No. 698,832

(Cl. 21S-38) y 2 Claims. l

This invention relates generally to hydrants and more particularly to hydrants of the nonfreezing type.

Conventional hydrants Aof the non-freezing type utilize various means of draining water from the water column at or near the base thereof. These hydrants require a porous filling at the base of the hydrant, thereby requiring the valve in the hydrant to be located a greater distance below the surface of the earth in that the frost line is necessarily a greater distance from the surface of the earth. In these prior devices there has been siphonage of ground and waste Water into the water column when a reduced pressure or vacuum occursin the water column or in the hydrant supply line. y

It is, accordingly, an object of my invention to overcome the above and other defects in nonfreezing hydrants, and it is more particularly an object of my invention to provide a non-freezing hydrant which is simple in construction, easy to install, economical in manufacture, economical in cost and efficient in operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a non-freezing hydrant which has no outside drain or other connections, thereby eliminating any opportunity for cross-connection between the water supply line and any ground water, sewer line, or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a non-freezing hydrant utilizing an electric heater.

Another object of my invention is to provide a non-freezing hydrant which minimizes the over all distance that the hydrant must be disposed in the ground because of heating means provided therefor.

Another object of my invention is to provide novel means for heating the supply line of a nonfreezing hydrant.

Other objects of my invention will become evident from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of my novel non-freezing hydrant; and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, we show in Figs. 1 and 2 abox-like member I having a flanged aperture 2 and a threaded flanged aperture 3. Extending downwardly through the flanged aperture 2 of the member I is a valve sleeve 4 having the lower end thereof threaded at 5 for threadable engagement with a threaded hub 6 of a two-branch fitting l. The fitting l has a' threaded aperture 3 in the lower end thereof for threadably engaging a water supply line 9. An aperture Il] in axial alignment with the aperture 8 in the tting 'l has disposed therein a sealing member I2 having a threaded portion I3 on the upper end thereof for threadably engaging a valve rod I4 connected to a second valve rod I5 by connecting member I5. The upper end of the valve rod I5 extends through a threaded cap member I'I threadably engaging the upper threaded portion I8 of the valve sleeve 4. A cam lever I9 is pivotally connected at 2U with the upper end of the valve rod I5 to engage the top of the cap member I 'l to reciprocate the valve rods I4 and I5. A stop member 22 is disposed on the valve rod I5 by pin 23 and has a spring member 24 disposed between it and a recess 24 in the cap member I'I. The lower end of the member I2 has a seating member 25 secured by a screw bolt 26 for seating on valve seat 21 in the tting 'I. Upon upward movement or" the rods I4 and I5, the seating member 25 moves away from the seat 21 of the fitting 'l to permit water from the supply line 9 to pass into the lateral branch 28 of the fitting 'I and upwardly through a fluid supply line 29 which is threadably engaged at 3D to the threaded portion 3| of the fitting 1. The upper threaded portion 33 of the uid line 29 is threadably engaged with the threaded hub 3 of the base I. A heating rod 34 extends axially of the fluid line 29 and is connected to an insulating member 35 which threadably engages the threaded portion 3E of an inner hub 31 in the member I. Wires 38 and 39 lead to a rheostat 4Q suitably calibrated and compensated so that any desired amount of heat may be provided for the heating rod 34. heating rod 34 may be any conventional high resistance heating element or any other suitable heating means may be utilized. Wires 42 and 43 lead outwardly from the rheostat 4Q through a conduit member 44 threadably engaged to a threaded boss 45 in the side wall 46 of the member I. A chamber 41 in which the rheostat 4I] is disposed is provided in the member I and is covered by a cap member 419 suitably secured by screw bolts 50. The box-shaped member I is covered by a hinged cover 52. A laterally extending branch line 53 in the member I connects with the uid line 29 and extends upwardly to a threaded boss 55 in the member I wherein any suitable threaded connection 55 may be made to provide a supply of fluid.

In operation, the rheostat 40 is adjusted to The 3 the desired degree of heat desired in the heating rod 34. The heating rod 34 normally extends to a point near or below the frost line of the earth so that any Water therein is heated and no freezing takes place. The valve member 25 closes the water supply line 9 so that it is only necessary to heat the Water in the branch line 280i the fitting; It will be;A

1 and the Water in the supply line 29. evident that it will not be necessary in our novel device to place the valve member 25 below the frost line inasmuch as heated Water in the branch 28 and surrounding theV valve 25 will prevent` freezing of water in supply line 29 and the formation of ice on the top of this water.

It will be evident from the foregoing descrip-` tion that We have provided a non-freezinghydrant which is entirely closed to entering seepage or sewer Water, which is simple in construction and efcient in operation.

Various changes may be made in the specific embodiment of our present invention withoutidee parting from the spirit thereof or from the scope of 'the appended claims.

What we claim is:

l. A` non-freezing hydrant comprisingA a fitting 2. A non-freezing hydrant as set forth in claim 1 Whereinsaidifltting has` a vertically movable valve. therein. with a rod. extending upwardly therefrom through an aperture in said box-like 1u member, and means are provided on the upper end of said rod for operating said valve to control the `iow of uid through said tting.

JOHN H. SCHMID. i JOHN P. TANSEY. 15 FRANK J. SEIGEL.

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